Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Only a disciplined disciple develops love for Krishna

We are so serious, so enthusiastic and so happy when we
are just about to receive the beads from our spiritual master during the
initiation ceremony. We promise to ourselves that as soon as we will get the
beads we will chant not just 16 rounds but many more rounds with utmost
sincerity, will follow the 4 regulative principles not just carefully but with
extraordinary determination and with extraordinary zeal will serve the mission
of Srila Prabhupada.

And in fact, for few days or weeks or even for few months
we live up to our expectations.But
gradually the enthusiasm starts waning and we start taking our devotional life
casually.

We
chant just to complete our rounds, follow regulative principles only grossly
and do services casually.

Initiation isn't a formality or a name giving ceremony
but it's a very serious commitment, it’s connection of the heart. A disciple is
utterly serious about serving Krishna and he knows that the best way to be
Krishna Conscious is by consciously serving as per the instructions of his
spiritual master. Spiritual master isn't just a designation, he is not an
ordinary soul but he represents the guru parampara and so the mercy of Krishna
is reaching to us through him.

Great
souls in the past through their exemplary examples have shown us the importance
of having a spiritual master and how to practice devotional life as per the
instructions of the spiritual master.

Bhaktisiddhanta
Saraswati Thakura was seriously contemplating to give up his life when Srila
Gaur Kishore Das Babaji Maharaj, out of his humility, was not willing to
initiate him. With tears in his eyes, Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura said,
“karuna na haile kandiya kandiya prana na rakhibe ara – If there is no mercy, weeping and weeping, I can sustain my life no
more. If I do not receive your mercy I do not see any need in holding onto life”.The prayer melted the heart of Srila Gaur
Kishore Das Babaji and he happily accepted him as his disciple.

LokanathGoswami had taken a vow not to accept
any disciple so he was finding ways so that he can avoid initiating Narottama
Das Thakura. But Narottama Das Thakura desperately wanted to take initiation
from LokanathGoswami. With utmost humility, he
pleaded, “The guru guides his disciple in practical spiritual life. I have no
spiritual insight, and I am feeling separation from the Lord. For this reason,
I beg for your mercy.” In his heart, he had already accepted Lokanath Goswami
as his spiritual master. He followed his instructions seriously, happily served
him even doing menial services for him and patiently but eagerly waited to get
initiated.After waiting for a year, he
again approached Lokanath Goswami, “I am
like a young woman who has already chosen her husband. My heart is clear
without any doubt. A young woman who makes up her mind in this way prays that
her father will agree with her choice. I pray that our Father in heaven agrees
with my choice.”Lokanath was so moved by
his sincerity. Accepting him as his disciple, the great sage said, “Your fierce
determination has exceeded my own – but you are the only disciple I will ever
make.”

These
great devotees of the Lord through their conduct have demonstrated that for our
spiritual progress we need a bonafide guru.

Spiritual
master is our spiritual father who is very much interested in our spiritual
growth.A father knows
the best for his child so our spiritual master knows what is the best medicine
which should be administered to us to cure our manifold material miseries.

We can
never repay our debt to our spiritual father who has taken the responsibility
to take us back to the kingdom of Krishna. But yes, we can at least become a
responsible disciple and try our best not to commit any sinful activities. We should
not be just sentimentally attached to our spiritual master and neither be a
pretender trying to portray ourselves as a dedicated soul.

But in fact, we should be devoted and
determined. And should always accept the fact without any doubt that our
spiritual master is more elevated than us and is our best well-wisher.

Srila
Prabhupada explains, “Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu taught us this instruction that we
shall always remain a foolish student before our Guru Maharaja. That is the
Vedic culture. I may be very big man, but still, I should remain a foolish
student to my guru. That is the qualification. Guru more murkha dekhi karila
sasana (Chaitanya Charitamrita Adi 7.71). We should be always prepared to be
controlled by the guru. That is very good qualification. Yasya prasadad
bhagavat-prasadaḥ. Ara na kariha mane
asa. So, we should become always a very obedient student to our guru. That is
the qualification. That is the spiritual qualification.” His Divine Grace Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada's Disappearance Day, Lecture --
Hyderabad, December 10, 1976:

Initiation
is a serious commitment and if we are serious to seek shelter of Krishna then
we must seriously practice our devotional life by enthusiastically following
the vow which we take during initiation.

Only
a disciplined disciple develops love for Krishna and is welcomed in the kingdom
of Krishna.

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